Species Detail - Greater Sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Hyperoplus lanceolatus
Greater Sandeel
NBNSYS0000175857
RecommendedWell-formed
Ammodytes lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824), Ammodytes lanceolatus Le Sauvage, 1824, Greater sand-eel , Greater Sand-eel
N/A
hylan
(Le Sauvage, 1824)
Bony fish (Actinopterygii)
Species
4
4
4
19/10/2012
28/08/2016
21 January (recorded in 2014)
19 October (recorded in 2012)
Marine Institute, Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Greater Sandeel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus), accessed 15 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/440/Species/13235